ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,007, issued on July 15.

"Portable sprayer with hose nozzle" was invented by Herschel Ah Puck (Lihue, Hawaii).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable sprayer and a sprayer assembly for use with a conventional, pressurizable spray tank are provided. The sprayer assembly includes a custom tank fitting, a length of hose and a custom spray nozzle. The custom tank fitting includes a threaded portion, a nut shaped central portion and an elongated barbed portion extending from the nut shape central portion. One end of the hose is attached to the elongated barbed portion of the custom tank fitting and an opposite end of the hose is attached ...